Last Updated on August 14, 2023 by HBW2
Roadside selling sunglasses worth rupees 100 is not recommended. It cannot protect eyes from ultraviolet rays (UV) rather in long run it can damage your eyes. All sunglasses must offer UV protection upto 400 nanometres.
The material used to manufacture sunglasses are:
The materials are used to manufacture sunglasses vary with its prices. Different brands use different materials. Broadly the following materials are used.
For lenses: Glass, plastic, nylon
For frames:
Metal frames: Stainless steel, Titanium, Beryllium, Monel, Aluminum
Plastic frames: Poly carbonate, acetate, Nylon
Plutonite is an impact resistant, high-grade polycarbonate lens. This proprietary lens material is extremely lightweight and blocks nearly 100% UVA, UVB and blue light up to 400 nanometers.
TAC lenses ( almost 100% ).They offer 400 UV protection. Don’t buy from Chinese companies offering TAC lenses as they are useless. The cheapest materials those manufacturers can use, especially in Asia are lenses stamped out of big sheets of acrylic which already blocks UV without any other treatments.
Polarized sunglasses are eyewear made with special lenses that reduce reflected glare from surfaces such as water, snow, and glass. Polarized sunglasses are good for your eyes.
The side effects of bad quality sunglasses:
Can cheap sunglasses protect the eyes from UV light? It is to some extent true. Although percentage of protection is not always 100. In fact we can say no sunglass can block 100% UV rays. But if it blocks 99.5%, it is good enough. The material used in frames of low cost sunglasses are not flexible enough which causes irritation to the outer ear as well as both sides head. The lens is made of poor quality material. The color gradients are not very soothing to eyes. Longtime use can cause irritation in eyes. Some times you may feel nausea. Our eyes are special and very delicate one. So we should keep in mind that buying any roadside selling sunglasses worth rupees 100 or less than that cannot be very wise decision at all.
If you have a strong desire to wear good quality sunglasses. But your pocket is not permitting. Try to save your pocket money for a while and then you can go for some good global brands. The top 10 global brands of sunglasses are as follows:
1. Ray-Ban
2. Oakley
3. Maui Jim
4. Transitions
5. Tom Ford
6. Persol
7. Oliver Peoples
8. Prada
9. MYKITA
10. Carrera
If you are not ready to buy sunglasses from the above brands. Then you can look for some other good brands with budget friendly products which are available in India. These brands provide good quality sunglasses under rupees 1000.
1) Fastrack
2) Vincent Chase
3) H & M
4) Ted Smith
5) Voyage